Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kyrgyzstan instead of Seychelles, you would:
Health
be 34.9% less likely to be obese
In Seychelles, 33.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 22.0% of people as of 2024.
live 3.9 years less
In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 75.1% less spent on your healthcare
Seychelles spends $1,402 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kyrgyzstan spends $349 as of 2023.
have 76.2% fewer doctors per person
Seychelles has 66.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kyrgyzstan has 15.7 as of 2023.
be 59.3% more likely to die by suicide
Seychelles has a suicide rate of 4.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, it is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 84.2% less money
Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $19,449 as of 2025, while in Kyrgyzstan, the GDP per capita is $3,081 as of 2025.
Life
have 76.4% more children
In Seychelles, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Seychelles, approximately 12.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, 14.8 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 53.5% more on education
Seychelles spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kyrgyzstan spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Safety
be 78.0% less likely to be murdered
Seychelles has a homicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Kyrgyzstan, that number is 1.8 per 100,000 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Seychelles, road accidents kill 6.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kyrgyzstan, they kill 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 75.3% less home broadband
Seychelles has 31.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan has 7.8 as of 2024.
Environment
emit 79.4% less CO2
Seychelles emits 7.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kyrgyzstan emits 1.5 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Seychelles, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kyrgyzstan, it causes 88.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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